Fuel-box.



r. HAcKERsoN.

FUELv BOX.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. l. 19H5.

Patented Apr. 17,1917.

THMAS HAcKERsoN, OFNEWARK, ILLINOIS.

ySpecification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Apr. 17,1917.

i Application led November 1,1916.y .,Seria1No.k128,916.

To all whom t may concern:

Be .it known that I, THoMAsIIAoKnRsoN,

a citizen' of theUnited States, residing at Newark, in the county of Kendall and kState of Illinois, have-invented certain new and usefulr Improvements in Fuel-Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,y and exact description of the invention, such as ,will enable'others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. f

'Ihis invention relates to a fuel boX especially adapted to be used in connection with cooking ranges and has for its primary object the provision vof means for storing wood, corn cobs and coal without presenting an unsightly object about the rangek and which will prevent' dirt, dust and the like from escaping Within the room in whichtherdevice is located when not removing the fuel therefrom.

Another object of this invention is to proprovide a receptacle having the bottom thereof spaced above the lower edges, soas to forma flange adapted to receive a shoulder upon the casing, whereby wood and corn cobs may be storedk and the receptacle'is capable of being inverted upon the casing and having 'a door in one wallvthereof,so that cooking utensils and the like may be stored within the receptacle andthe -flange and bottom thereof forming a rack 'for kindling, when not using wood or corn cobs asa fuel for the lire of therange.k

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a fnel box of the above statedcharacter, which shall be simple, durable and elicient, and'which may bemanufactured and sold at acomparatively low cost.

With these andother objects in view as will become more apparentas the description proceeds,.the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction, comblnation 'and arrangement of parts as kwill be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

, Fora complete understanding of my invention, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fuel box constructed in accordance with my invention, illustrating vthe bin swung out wardly of the casing,

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same,

Fig. is a perspective view of the casing with the receptacle removed,

Fig. a is a perspective` view ofthe receptacle, and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating `the means of pivoting the bin within the casing and the means of supportingthe bin when swung outwardly of the casing. n f

Referring in detail to the drawing, the `numeral 1 indicates a substantially rectangularcasing'having its top Wall Offset as illustrated at 2 to form a shoulder'or flange 3 upon the topof the casing 1. The front wall of the casingk 1 is provided with a doorway 4 for allowing a bin 5 to be swung outwardly of the casing 1 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 5 in dotted lines and also Fig. 1 in full lines. The bin 5 has its upper end open as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 and is provided with a curved bottom 6. The bin 5 is pivoted to the side walls ofthe casing 1 ask illustrated at 8 and has secured to the front wall thereof a yhandle 9 whereby the bin may be swung outwardlyof the casing 1. The bin 5 is normally supported vertically within the casing 1 owing to the weight of coal or like fuel-within the bin.

A pair ofk relatively spaced arms 9 have one of their ends connected by a bar 10 and have their free ends pivoted to the side walls of the bin 5 as illustrated at 10k. Each of the arms 9 are slotted as illustrated at 11 and have pins 12 extending therein which are secured to the side walls of .the casing 1, whereby when the bin 5 is swung outwardly of the casing 1 through thedoorway 4, the

ying 1 through the doorway 4 so as to support the bin 5, whereby coal or like fuel may ,be removed from the bin. The bar 10 is adapted to engage the ground or flooring of a, building when the bin 5 is swung to an arms 9 are swung outwardly from the casopened position to prevent the device from tipping over. The bin 5 is divided into two compartments by a partition 13 whereby different characters of fuel may be kept in the bin.

A substantially rectangular receptacle 14 has a botto-m 15 secured to the walls thereof at a point above their lower edges so as to provide a flange 16 adapted to lit or receive the shoulder 3 upon the casing 1. The receptacle 14 is employed for containing wood, corn cobs or the like fuel when desiring to feed the tire with such fuel. The end walls of the receptacle 14 have handles 17 secured thereto whereby the receptacle 14 may be removed from the casing 1 and car- Ymay be inverted upon the casing 1 and used as a. storing receptacle for cooking utensils or the like by opening the door 18 and placing the cookingutensils or like within the receptacle 14. The flange 16 and the hottom 15 present or form a rack for receiving kindling as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1.

Thile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, itA

will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement pivoted to the casing, means for connecting said arms together, said arms having elongated slots therein, and pins carried by the bin and extending in the slot to cause said arms to move outwardly of the casing with the bin to support the hin.

2. A fuel bin comprising a casing having a door way, a bin pivoted within said casing and having a. rounded bottom, a handle Secured to said bin for swinging said bin outwardly through the dool` way of the casing, and means pivoted within the casingl and connected to the bin adapted to swing; outwardly of the casing with the bin to support said bin in an open position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence oftwo witnesses.

` THOMAS HACKERSON.

Witnesses B. MENNENGAR, HENRY GROEN.

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